TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass perturbation of a body segment: 1. Effects on segment dynamics
AU - van Soest, A.J.
AU - Peper, C.E.
AU - Selles, R.W.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Investigators often use mass perturbation of body segments as an experimental paradigm to study movement coordination. To analyze the effect of mass perturbation on small-amplitude oscillations, the authors linearize the equation of motion of a single segment moving in a vertical plane and derive the effect of added mass on the undamped eigenfrequency, the relative damping, and the low-frequency control gain of the segment. Mass addition results in a decrease in both the relative damping and the low-frequency control gain; the undamped eigenfrequency increases for mass addition between the pivot point and R
AB - Investigators often use mass perturbation of body segments as an experimental paradigm to study movement coordination. To analyze the effect of mass perturbation on small-amplitude oscillations, the authors linearize the equation of motion of a single segment moving in a vertical plane and derive the effect of added mass on the undamped eigenfrequency, the relative damping, and the low-frequency control gain of the segment. Mass addition results in a decrease in both the relative damping and the low-frequency control gain; the undamped eigenfrequency increases for mass addition between the pivot point and R
U2 - 10.3200/JMBR.36.4.419-424
DO - 10.3200/JMBR.36.4.419-424
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 419
EP - 424
JO - Journal of Motor Behavior
JF - Journal of Motor Behavior
SN - 0022-2895
ER -